Why You Shouldn't Treat Kids' Colds With Drugs

5/13/2013 12:28PM

Many parents are still using cold medications for their young children despite warnings against the practice. Anna Mathews and Emory University pediatric emergency medicine fellow Sarah Lazarus join Lunch Break with a look at the latest research.

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... I ... many ... are still getting children under age for potentially dangerous cough and cold medications and that's despite warnings on the labels of a ... once prominent up to parents have enough alternative treatments joins join Lunch Break Rana discusses ... medical reporter Anna Mathews and Doctor Sarah Lazarus ... and Emory University pediatric emergency medicine fellow thank you so much both ... for being here I wanna start with you what specific types of medicine are actually at issue here that the person cancer wondering ... well they typically things you find on drugstore shelves ... one thing that medications there are some things on drugstore shelves it's a different it's ... cough and cold they don't actually contain Truss ... but many do ... the way figured out is to look closely especially a tribe facts box which includes the inconvenience ... and recommendations on what ... what it's again and what does she get ... that that allows her think semester being with this new Lumia offer on a study about this is the problem ah perhaps that the labeling is too small or the parents simply haven't heard about these warnings ... he he ... he ... he ... we're nowhere will probably would own the impact of all ... important ... the one where the water anymore mean ... I think the remainder of the people that you need to get done ... not new logo and knew I had acted improperly in here and ... there are a very small ... third grade and I can tell ... I promise it will be the ... real beef is tough ... any any Addie's why these medications a potential ... risk for these younger and younger children vs vs the older ones Dr Lazarus ... the only bar in Auckland from the top and were not working on eating this that there was the morphine drink wine drinking before ... with the branded ones like and and and the rain ... the greater the people of color ... and are there other alternative ran an ECU is a doctor would recommend ... well for upholding far from the command a lot of ... the problem and the people and taking me home or buy over-the-counter ... collected and with an almond ... she ... and for your when you're that age twenty two people ... aam ... at least if you're out ... I ... and after ... all ... I just was that the bruising have another gear on and there I wanna go back to you I said some of the safety warnings began being put on the packaging have we seen ... on safety rates in improving in many areas and all ... it's hard to tell ... but none of their sun sign any yet even though ... one recent poll showed more than forty percent of patients and selling when forty percent of parents with kids under four ... we're still willing to give these drugs ... that may be lower than it was the use of the same poll book that parents ... of the under its just under two U S ... anti sixty percent ... are still willing to get them so it's possible but it's it's troubled that it's hard to tell ... after I thank you so